Elcano Navigator

All-new v2.0 — completely redesigned for sailors. Live charts, racing tools, wind instruments, and automatic logbook in one app.

Elcano Navigator is the intelligent sailing companion built for cruisers, racers, and passage makers. Plan smarter routes, track your performance against polar targets, race with confidence, and log every mile — all from one beautifully designed app.

NAVIGATE WITH CONFIDENCE • Live OpenSeaMap charts with real-time vessel tracking • Trip planning with waypoints, route polylines, and one-tap waypoint completion • Nearby ports, anchorages, and hazards overlaid directly on the chart • Tide predictions and tide station markers • Compass rose with heading readout • Man Overboard (MOB) with instant position marking • Anchor watch with drag distance monitoring

SAILING INSTRUMENTS • Real-time SOG, COG, TWS, TWD, and VMG instrument strip • Connect to onboard NMEA 2000 instruments via Bluetooth LE • Built-in NMEA simulator for testing without hardware • Wind rose visualization with true and apparent wind • Target speed and polar percentage readouts

PERFORMANCE TRACKING • Polar diagram integration — know if you're sailing at your boat's potential • Upwind and downwind VMG targets • Historical performance metrics (overall, upwind, downwind) • Polar performance bar for at-a-glance speed comparison • Point of sail detection (close hauled, beam reach, running, and more)

RACING MODE • Full start sequence timer (5-4-1, 3-2-1, or 1-minute countdowns) • Pre-start countdown with haptic alerts at key intervals • Live race HUD with elapsed time, leg tracking, and SOG/COG • Automatic mark-rounding detection within configurable radius • Course mark visualization (windward/leeward, Olympic, triangle courses) • Race history with tack, gybe, and sail change counts

AUTOMATIC LOGBOOK • Trip-based log with automatic sailing event recording • Tack, gybe, reef, sail change, heave-to, and anchoring events • Per-entry details: point of sail, maneuver, SOG, wind (Beaufort + direction), sails • Cross-trip log view and detailed trip summaries • Distance, average speed, and polar performance per trip

WEATHER & MARINE CONDITIONS • Current wind, temperature, humidity, visibility, and pressure • Marine weather: wave height, swell period, water temperature • Tide predictions with HIGH/LOW indicators and heights • Hazard reports from Open Sea Map and the Elcano community

WORKS OFFLINE • Download chart tiles for your trip area — navigate without connectivity • API data cached automatically with smart TTL per data type • Stale-cache fallback when network is unavailable • Offline event queue — actions sync automatically when you're back online

VESSEL MANAGEMENT • Vessel profile with type, dimensions, and sail plan • Multi-vessel support linked to your account • QR code pairing for quick device setup

BUILT FOR SAILORS • Dark nautical theme optimized for cockpit visibility • High-contrast instrument displays readable in direct sunlight • One-handed operation for essential functions • Haptic feedback for critical alerts (MOB, race countdown)

Elcano Navigator syncs with the Elcano platform. Plan your trips on the web, sail with the app.